Advances in development and evaluation of asthma education programs.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Poor adherence to asthma controller medications, particularly inhaled corticosteroids, has been well known for decades and is a major cause of uncontrolled asthma and increased healthcare utilization. This review presents recent evidence on factors leading to nonadherence in specific age groups, paren...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Blake KV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, a zoonosis caused by the larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is considered as a major public health problem in countries where dogs are used to care for large herds. Despite its frequency and widespread endemicity, the literature on pulmonary cystic ech...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Santivanez S,Garcia HH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The use of inhaled corticosteroids is one of the most controversial issues in COPD pharmacotherapy. Experts disagree about the benefits and harms of ICS for patients with COPD, yet a majority of patients with COPD are being treated with inhaled corticosteroids. This is a review of the most recent lite...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Highland KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of men with cystic fibrosis (CF) have associated congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBVAD). This congenital defect results in the absence of the anatomic ducts through which spermatozoa pass from the testes to the urethra. No spermatozoa are found in the semen, a condition referred to as ob...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sokol RZ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) requires the exclusion of, among others, concomitant connective tissue diseases (CTDs), which may present as interstitial lung disease (ILD). This review focuses on the evaluation required to separate these entities through serology, although not ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Papiris SA,Kagouridis K,Bouros D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a frequent and severe complication in endotracheally intubated patients. Strict adherence to preventive measures reduces the risk of VAP. The objective of this paper is to review what has come forward in recent years in the nonpharmacological prevention of...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Blot S,Rello J,Vogelaers D

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This manuscript reviews the recent literature related to new developments in the understanding of existing and novel virulence factors of the pneumococcus that are of potential importance in the development of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies. RECENT FINDINGS:The pneumococcal capsule and p...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Feldman C,Anderson R

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article aims to review the geological background of environmental asbestos exposure and the distribution of asbestos-related disease (ARD) in association with naturally occurring asbestos (NOA), and discusses the potential health risks associated with exposure to non-occupational asbestos. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Bayram M,Bakan ND

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is heterogeneous in terms of contributing pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical presentation, and consequences. Different study models from animal models of intermittent hypoxia over case-control, cohort, and population-based observational studies to uncontrolled interv...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Schwarz EI

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of thoracic surgery in pulmonary tuberculosis, in either a diagnostic or a therapeutic role, is well established. This review aims to underline the current indications for lung resection, surgical strategy and outcomes associated with surgery. RECENT FINDINGS:There has been a renewed interes...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Naidoo R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) is one of the most commonly used medications to treat the lung disease of cystic fibrosis (CF). As other respiratory medications have entered the clinical market, understanding the proper use and indication for dornase alfa is increasingly important. In addition, dornase alfa ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wagener JS,Kupfer O

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is growing evidence that genetics plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This review deals with the most recent findings, new methods to detect genetic susceptibility that may be helpful in this field, and how the environment may act on the genetic code of susc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Molfino NA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:After the disappointing results of lung cancer screening trials conducted in the 1960s to the 1980s, a renewed interest in lung cancer screening emerged in the 1990s with the development of new technologies such as low-dose spiral CT. The literature regarding screening with biomarkers and CT continues...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Manser R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In reviewing recent advances in upper respiratory tract infections, we focus on five key topics. First, the use of ribavirin in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection has been limited to the immunosuppressed. Prophylaxis in high-risk patients with specific immunoglobulin is effective and a new monoclon...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Moore DA,Sharland M,Friedland JS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Historically, pleural effusions have been attributed to a single cause. There is growing recognition that a substantial proportion of pleural effusions may have more than one underlying cause. The purpose of this review is to summarise recent findings regarding the diagnosis and treatment of effusions...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Walker S,Maskell N

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The current research is focused on identifying the common and disparate events involved in epigenetic modifications that concurrently occur during the pathogenesis of COPD and lung...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sundar IK,Mullapudi N,Yao H,Spivack SD,Rahman I

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staging of sarcoidosis needs a synthesis of clinical features, histology, radiology, biochemical changes, and immunologic aberrations to distinguish this disease from nonspecific sarcoid-tissue reactions. The main aim of this report is to offer readers an overview on immunologic markers that have been evaluated in the...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Semenzato G,Bortoli M,Agostini C

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism occurs in more than 175,000 patients each year in the United States. The objectives of treatment are to prevent death from the existing embolus, to prevent death and morbidity from recurrent pulmonary embolism, and to prevent morbidity from recurrent deep-vein thrombosis. For patients with adequate ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Raskob GE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, lung transplantation (LTx) remains a life-extending therapy with good outcome in most patients. Despite early concern about chronic pretransplantation infections in the context of posttransplantation immunosuppression, typical CF-assoc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Dupont L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represent two of the most prevalent chronic respiratory disorders and cardiovascular diseases are major co-morbidities in both. Co-existence of both disorders (overlap syndrome) occurs in 1% of adults and overlap patients h...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lee R,McNicholas WT

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracoscopy has received increasing attention over the past decade as a result of the considerable advances that have been made in the development of endoscopic instruments. In contrast to the newly established video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, the classic way to perform thoracoscopy is using only local anesthesi...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Loddenkemper R,Schönfeld N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the current use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) as a chronic treatment in patients with severe asthma and as a rescue treatment for patients presenting with acute exacerbations. RECENT FINDINGS:Airways disease is responsible for the bulk of OCS use in the community and considerable OCS-assoc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pavord ID

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malignant central airway obstruction heavily impacts patients' quality of life and its management continues to be a challenge. The current article will review the use of airway stents in this population. RECENT FINDINGS:Airway stenting is highly effective in palliating symptoms of airway obstruction....

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Casal RF

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation have been shown to improve lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with advanced emphysema. Because the indications for both surgical procedures overlap, lung volume reduction surgery may be used as an alternative treatment or as a "bridg...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Cordova FC,Criner GJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The assessment of pretest probability, allowing the categorization of patients clinically suspected of having pulmonary embolism in low, intermediate, and high clinical probability, is an essential step in contemporary diagnostic strategies because it permits limiting the number of additional diagnost...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Righini M,Bounameaux H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Medical thoracoscopy provides the physician a window into the pleural space. The procedure allows biopsy of the parietal pleura under direct visualization with good accuracy. In addition, it achieves therapeutic goals of fluid drainage, guided chest tube placement, and pleurodesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Co...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lee P,Mathur PN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, three aspects of pleural disease are discussed. Although it was thought for many years that the origin of pleural fluid was the capillaries in the parietal or visceral pleura, recent evidence suggests that in many cases the origin of pleural fluid is the interstitial space of the lung. The interstitial...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Light RW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine recent reports of serosal involvement in sarcoidosis. RECENT FINDINGS:Peritoneal sarcoidosis continues to be a rare manifestation of the disease. Patients with peritoneal disease tend to be women between the ages of 20 and 40 years, and most commonly present with ascites and abdominal pain...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Iyer S,Afshar K,Sharma OP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Large, recurrent pleural effusions in systemic amyloidoses are rare but clinically challenging events predominantly affecting patients with primary systemic amyloidosis. Examining the mechanisms by which these effusions form and persist offers perspective on the pathophysiology and basis for therapeut...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Berk JL

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Minimally invasive diagnostic strategies for pulmonary embolism are in constant evolution, integrating new diagnostic tools along with the better use of clinical information. RECENT FINDINGS:In the past year, several reports have provided more data on the value of clinical signs and symptoms for diag...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Le Gal G,Perrier A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00